A packed Delta Air Lines plane has burst into flames on the runway at Orlando International Airport in Florida.
The flight was evacuated just before takeoff on Monday after flames began shooting out of one of the plane’s engines.
The passengers managed to escape onto the runway as the plane was evacuated.
Delta Flight 1213 from Orlando to Atlanta was on the tarmac at the time.
People inside the airport captured video of passengers on the flight using the emergency slides to evacuate the aircraft.
Moments later, flames were seen shooting out from part of the plane.
The Airbus A330 was carrying 200 passengers, 10 flight attendants, and two pilots when the incident happened, a Delta spokesperson revealed.
Flames were spotted in the tailpipe of one of the plane’s two engines.
The fire prompted the flight crew to follow procedures to evacuate the passenger cabin, the spokesperson said.
There were no initial reports of injuries.
Passengers returned to the terminal.
Delta said the passengers were given food and beverages.
Passengers were expected to board a different aircraft that would take them to their destinations.
“We appreciate our customers’ cooperation and apologize for the experience,” a Delta spokesperson said.
“Nothing is more important than safety, and Delta teams will work to get our customers to their final destinations as soon as possible.”
A video on social media showed a large flame shooting out from an engine on the right side of the plane as passengers slid down the emergency slide.
According to Delta, the plane’s crew evacuated the Airbus after they noticed a fire in the tailpipe of one of its two main engines.
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Passengers had to evacuate on emergency slides after a Delta plane caught fire on the tarmac at Orlando International Airport on Monday, the FAA said.
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The airport said in a statement that the fire was contained and extinguished.
It is unclear what caused the engine flames, however.
Delta said maintenance teams will examine the aircraft.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the agency is investigating the fire.
In February, 18 people were injured when a Delta plane flipped upside down after landing at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada.
A preliminary report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada on the crash landing found that the pilot of the Delta passenger jet, which took off from Minneapolis, was descending at twice the speed that qualifies as a “hard landing,” The New York Times reported.
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